Pierre E Herckes

20110201511, Aug 18, 2011

Jul 7, 2008

12/667944

Mark A. Hayes - Gilbert AZ, US
Thomas J. Taylor - Tempe AZ, US
Karl Booksh - Hockessin AZ, US
Neal Woodbury - Tempe AZ, US
Pierre Herckes - Gilbert AZ, US

C40B 30/04
C40B 60/12
G01N 27/447

506 9, 506 39, 204547, 204643, 204603

The invention relates to a method for identifying the source of shed bioparticles and an apparatus that implements the method. The method involves collecting a sample of bioparticles from the environment, selecting from that sample the bioparticles most effective in identifying their source, and gathering data from those bioparticles to form bioparticle signatures. The bioparticle signatures are then processed into a multi-dimensional vector which is then compared to the multi-dimensional vector derived from a standard using a pattern recognition strategy that identifies the source. The apparatus has a particle collection device to collect the sample, a transfer device that selects information-rich bioparticles and a detector that restricts the movement of the information-rich bioparticles. The restricted movement is then translated into a bioparticle signature.

20140371102, Dec 18, 2014

Sep 1, 2014

14/474267

Mark A. Hayes - Gilbert AZ, US
Thomas J. Taylor - Tempe AZ, US
Karl Booksh - Hockessin DE, US
Neal Woodbury - Tempe AZ, US
Pierre Herckes - Gilbert AZ, US

G01N 27/447

506 9, 204547, 204643, 204603

Disclosed are embodiments of methods, apparatus, systems, compositions, and articles of manufacture relating to identifying the source of bioparticles, such as bioparticles shed by an organism. In embodiments, a method may include collecting a sample of bioparticles from the environment, selecting from that sample the bioparticles most informative for identifying their source, and gathering data from those bioparticles to form bioparticle signatures; the bioparticle signatures may be processed into a multi-dimensional vector which may be compared to a multi-dimensional vector derived from a standard using a pattern recognition strategy. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a particle collection device to collect a sample, a transfer device to select bioparticles, and a detector that restricts the movement of the bioparticles; the restricted movement may be used to produce a bioparticle signature.